Sunday's Coming

Good morning,

We are here at Kerrville, Texas, Johnson Creek RV Resort. We had our first service last Sunday and was greatly surprised as we had 16 campers come to church. (It's a small park.)

This is a very peaceful place and as I go to the creek, I have my quiet time praying for all of you. So if you have a special request, please let me know and I will join you in prayer.

I was reading this morning and I came upon the following. When you read it, I'm sure you have heard it before if you have ever heard me preach.

This Is The Day...

This is the day...
that you get to begin a new week.
This is the day...
that you're loved just as you are.
{1 John 4:18}
This is the day...
you have everything you need.
{2 Peter 1:3}
This is the day...
that victory is yours.
{Romans 8:37}
This is the day...
that God has made.
{Psalm 118:24}
There's never been one like it before and there will never be again. You're in this moment, time, place for a purpose and you've got what it takes to fulfill it.So to say it like we do in the South...
Go get 'em, friend!
by Holley Gerth, DaySpring Writer

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning, 

We will be on the road again today. We have been in Waco,Texas. We leave for our summer assignment, Kerrville, Texas, at Johnson Creek RV Resort.

We continue to ask for your prayers and support as you all know that gas continues to go up.

When we arrived in Waco and setting up I tripped and fell resulting in a broken rib.  Needless to say, this has been a trying week.  I have been weary and tired all week but through it all, as I read in Mathew how if I come to Jesus and give him my burdens, He would give me rest and He has.  Praise the Lord!

A Parable:

The driver of a wagon was on his way to market when he overtook an old man carrying a heavy load. Taking compassion on him, the driver invited the old man to ride in the wagon. Gratefully the old man accepted. After a few minutes, the driver turned to see how the man was doing. To his surprise, he found him still straining under the heavy weight. He had not taken the burden off his shoulders. The old man explained, “I knew you would carry me, but I did not know you would also carry my burden.”

People today seem to be so beat down by the everyday struggles of life. They seem to be so very tired and weary. Too many of us do the same thing as the old man, we come to Jesus but we continue to carry our burdens. Whatever is going on in your life today give it to Jesus. He will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 - 30 (ASV) ²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.

Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning,

We are on the road again. We have been in the Norman, Oklahoma area and we leave for Waco, Texas this morning. We continue to ask for your prayers and support as you all know that gas continues to go up and our funds go down during the summer.  We praise God that He is faithful and always provides what we need.

A Good Job Done*
The farmer's son was returning from the market with a crate of chickens his father had entrusted to him, when all of a sudden the box fell and broke open. Chickens scurried off in different directions, but the determined boy walked all over the neighborhood scooping up the wayward birds and returning them to the repaired crate. Hoping he had found them all, the boy reluctantly returned home, expecting the worst.
"Pa, the chickens got loose," the boy confessed sadly, "but I managed to find all twelve of them."
"Well, you done a good job, son," the farmer beamed, "because you only left with seven."

Matthew 25:21 "His lord said unto him, ’Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of thy Lord."

For those of us who use the talents and abilities that Almighty God has blessed us with in service to the Lord God Almighty and others, He will say: "Well done...Enter into the joy of the Lord!"
May God Bless you and keep you today and may He say “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning,

We are on the road. We have been in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a week, now we head to Norman, Oklahoma today. Thanks for your prayers for our travels.

We all go through heart aches and trials as well as those good times, In all we need to be thankful.

Be Thankful*
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks. Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Greetings in the precious name of our risen Savior,

We are on the road. We spent last night in Waco and today we are headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma and will stop somewhere before we get there. Thanks for your prayers for our travels.

Friday is the Road to Sunday:  Good Friday is the day we remember the crucifixion of Jesus, but there’s more to it than remembering: our task as preachers is to call people to the cross. We want to embrace the resurrection, but Jesus calls us to the cross, too. The famous sermon says "it's Friday, but Sunday's coming!" More properly, the point of the story is that Friday is the road to Sunday. There's no Easter Sunday without Good Friday. There is no resurrection without the Cross. Our job as pastors is to tell the truth to His people: there's a Good Friday for all of us.

NO GREATER LOVE
It was February 1941, Auschwitz, Poland. Maximilian Kolbe was a Franciscan priest put in the infamous death camp for helping Jews escape Nazi terrorism.

Months went by and in desperation an escape took place. The camp rule was enforced. Ten people would be rounded up randomly and herded into a cell where they would die of starvation and exposure as a lesson against future escape attempts.
Names were called. A Polish Jew, Frandishek Gasovnachek, was called. He cried, "Wait, I have a wife and children!" Kolbe stepped forward and said, "I will take his place."
Kolbe was marched into the cell with nine others where he managed to live until August 14.
This story was chronicled on an NBC news special several years ago. Gasovnachek, by this time 82, was shown telling this story while tears streamed down his cheeks. A mobile camera followed him around his little white house to a marble monument carefully tended with flowers. The inscription read:
IN MEMORY OF MAXIMILIAN KOLBE
HE DIED IN MY PLACE.

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. - John 15:13 (NLT)

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning, from the RGV,

Well, this is my last post from the Rio Grande Valley.  We will be leaving Monday.  Please keep us in your prayers. As you know, gas prices are headed to $4 a gallon, but I know God is still in control. I was reading this morning and we received an email from a friend that her husband just walked out on her and their children. Then I read this devotional from David Jeremiah:

Brick by Brick

Therefore we do not lose heart... the inward man is being renewed day by day. - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Thomas Carlyle labored with intensity on the first volume of a three-part study of the French Revolution. He felt it could be his greatest work. He loaned the manuscript to his friend John Stuart Mill to read, and Mill read it by the fire. One morning the maid, cleaning the room and seeing the scattered pages on the floor, threw them in the fire. When Carlyle learned his manuscript was burned to ash, he sank into abysmal depression. Some time later, still desolate, he saw a brick mason through the window. The man was standing on a scaffold, singing and whistling to himself as he built the wall of a house one brick at a time. Watching him, Carlyle decided he would write his book again, one page at a time. His history of the revolution became famous, and he is remembered as one of Scotland's literary giants.

Perhaps you've lost something very valuable to you. Don't give up. Tomorrow still holds a bright promise, and the Lord blesses faithful, plodding work. Let's take it step-by-step, day-by-day, and moment-by-moment.

Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine,
moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine. - Daniel Whittle

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning, from the RGV,

We are coming to the end of our time here and I urge you to be in prayer for our travels and financial needs.  I want to thank each of you who have given to our ministry; without you we could not continue.

Don't Leave Shore Without Him!*

A young naval ensign was completing his first cruise aboard a large destroyer. He performed so admirably in executing all his duties that he was given the honor of getting the ship underway. In his excitement and enthusiasm for being given such an honor, he went through every procedure carefully, wanting to further impress his superiors. However, in setting a new record he broke an old rule. As he was sterring the ship out of the harbor, the first Officer quietly said to him, “Ensign, you have overlooked one of the unwritten rule of the sea. Make sure the Captain is on board before you get under way.”

Even though we are eager to get under way we need to make sure the Captain is on board. When look at all we are expected to do and what we need to get done, we need to ask the Lord to be with us every step.  As I preached last week, first of all, Pray and ask God on board.

Psalms 139:10 (ASV) Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you. Thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by investing yourself in many ways as partners with us: by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don